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  • 21ABRAMOWICZ, DINA — (1909–2000), librarian and specialist on Yiddish studies and on Jewish history and culture in Eastern Europe. Born in Vilna, she was raised in a Russian speaking home with strong family ties to the Haskalah, the Yiddish speaking intelligentsia,… …

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  • 22BEN CHANANJA — BEN CHANANJA, the first Hungarian Jewish learned periodical, published in German between 1844 and 1867. Ben Chananja was founded and edited by leopold loew . It first appeared in Leipzig as a quarterly in 1844; resumed publication in Szeged,… …

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  • 23HE-ḤALUTZ — (Heb. the Pioneer ), periodical of Jewish scholarship, edited by Joshua (Osias) Heschel schorr , which appeared in Lemberg, Breslau, Prague, Frankfurt on the Main, and Vienna from 1852 to 1889. Schorr, a second generation Galician maskil, devoted …

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  • 24List of Babylon 5 topics — Articles related to Babylon 5 and Crusade : NOTOC Alphabetically by Subject:CompactTOCBy Topic:Episodes Characters Races LocationsAlphabetic IndexA* Abbai minor alien race. * Acts of Sacrifice second season episode. * Agamemnon Omega class… …

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  • 25literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 26encyclopaedia — Reference work that contains information on all branches of knowledge or that treats a particular branch of knowledge comprehensively. It is self contained and explains subjects in greater detail than a dictionary. It differs from an almanac in… …

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  • 27Medical analysis of circumcision — Numerous medical studies have examined the effects of male circumcision with mixed opinions regarding the benefits and risks of the procedure. Opponents of circumcision say it is medically unnecessary, is unethical when performed on newborns, is… …

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  • 28publishing, history of — Introduction       an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …

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  • 29Phil Ochs — in concert, May 25, 1973 in Ann Arbor, Michigan Background information Born December 19, 1940(1940 12 19) El …

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  • 30Acne vulgaris — This article is about a skin disease commonly found during adolescence. For other acneform skin diseases, see Acne (disambiguation). Acne vulgaris Classification and external resources …

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